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The winner of Caption Contest 25: Clown Town is ... Jose Inoa!

I liked the idea of a Vegas show focused on abusing the audience. Besides the regular audience abuse inherent in a Celine Dion show, of course. Congratulations to Jose, and many thanks to everyone who entered. Other honorable mentions were:

• Kaiju: In soviet russia, clown laughs at you!
• Ian: You want a balloon animal? I’ll make you a frickin’ balloon animal!
• JonnyDemon: Go ahead punk, call me Ronald again.
• Aulianas Telus: Buy a Big Mac. NOW.
• DJAdmiral: I’m going to make this a birthday you’ll never forget!

Jose wins his own free custom black and white illustration of whatever he likes. Check back in a bit for Caption Contest 26, and your chance to win!

The winner of Caption Contest 24 is ... JonnyDemon!

The other honorable mentions from this week were:

• EnderX: Turn…the lights…OFF!
• Ballin' Boy: Roaches do check out. In fact baby, I’m checkin’ you out right now.
• HalLoweEn JacK: There’s only one round left. Here, take this, and remember to aim low. His brains aren’t in his head…

Many thanks to all who entered! Keep your eyes open for your next chance to win your own custom black and white illustration later today.

The winner of Caption Contest 23 is ... Danny Beaty!

For that great entry Danny wins a custom black and white illustration by yours truly of whatever he likes. Other honorable mentions from this round in my opinion were:

Syzyx:
Balloon 1: With the might of the Lens of Opti-Max I will never be mocked again!
Balloon 2: I’m still your hat and you are still talking to me.

Xstacy:
Balloon1: Dude, I can’t believe how many Jager bombs we–
Balloon2: What’s this thing on my head?

Dude:
Balloon 1: Talk about your custom frames from Lenscrafters!
Balloon 2: Talk about your custom head from Headcrafters!

Runt82:
1. Balloon 1: Okay, everybody stop what you’re doing…
Balloon 2: I’ve lost my contact lens.

LiveWyre14:
First bubble: They will all scream for…
Second bubble: EYE-SCREAM!!!

Many thanks to everyone who entered, they were fun to read! And I think Marvel or DC ought to seriously think about putting out an EYE-SCREAM action figure. That would rock.

With many heartfelt thanks to the wonderful Johanna of "Comics Worth Reading", our celebrity co-host and judge, we have a winner for Caption Contest 22, and it is ... DJ!

DJ wins a custom black and white illustration of whatever he or she likes (within reason)! Congratulations, and a hearty thanks to everyone who entered, particularly the judge's runner-ups/Honorable Mentions:

• The Grizz: For the last time…I AM NOT A POKEMON!
• Runt82: Man, this Earth-sized treadmill is tough.
• Frankie: "I've gotta find a new exit for my Megazord."

I've noticed these three on the Honorable Mention a lot, and although The Grizz and Frankie have won in the past, I feel like Runt82 is coming on super strong. So everyone out there be on notice, you're going to have to bring your A game to beat these guys! Luckily Caption Contest 23: Maximum Haberdashery is already going on, so head on over and take a crack at winning your own prize.

Again, thanks to Johanna, who did a great job both picking the image and judging. If you're not currently a reader of "Comics Worth Reading", you should definitely check it out, the team there does a great job.

The winner of the "EvilDM" Pulp Caption Contest is ... Rob Rogers!

Honorable Mentions were:

Bixlord: Without the lamentations of the women, it’s just not the same.
HalLoweEn JacK: I’d light a match before going in there, if I were you.
Bixlord: Taking over California will be easier than I thought.
Charles Gramlich: Not having to say you’re sorry? Priceless!
Radioactive Giant Robots: Suck it, Trebeck.

Many thanks to everyone who entered, it was quite a turnout! And one more huge tip-o-the-hat to co-host/judge Jeff Mejia of EvilDM and the "Legends of Steel" role playing game. Great job, Jeff, and thanks for playing along!

The winner of Caption Contest 19 is ... HeroComplex!

HeroComplex wins a custom black and white illustration of whatever he or she likes (within reason) as a prize for creativity. I'll be posting Caption Contest 20 in a few minutes, so be sure to check back for your chance to win!

The Honorable Mentions from this week were:

• DJ: LOOK AT ME! CARTWHEEL IN SPACE!
• EnderX: Eat that, Broadway! I’m finally a STAR!
• John D: “RICOLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
• Nombo: I can see my house form here!
• Free2Ryhme: Houston we have a problem
• Joe: “Screw you, Danny at tech support. Screw you.”
• jonnydemon: IIIII’m sailing awayyyy!!

For the first time in HeroMachine contest history, we have a second-time winner. Congratulations to xStacy for his winning entry for Caption Contest 18!

Other honorable mentions included:

Bajonk: American Gothic, millenium edition. (again, I'm a sucker for a good fine art reference)
Bajonk: Someone call a babysitting service?
Doomed Pixel: Hi, my name is Phil, and I divided by zero.
Wild Ferret King: Worst. Vacation. EVER.
Ian: “Pestilence is home sick, so we’re just the Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse tonight.”

Many thanks to everyone who submitted one of the record-breaking number of entries this week, your good humor and creativity are much appreciated. xStacy has won a second black and white custom illustration of whatever he likes; check back in a bit for your own chance to win the same with Caption Contest 19!

I am happy to announce that the winner of Caption Contest 17 and his very own custom black and white illustration of whatever he likes is ... Niall Mor! I'm delighted because a) it's a funny entry, causing my friend John to literally laugh out loud and b) Niall's come in second more times than I can count, so it's great to see him finally get the Win. Here's the final panel:

Other finalists included:

Rick: ...Check please.
MLS: Seriously Erwin, I… I don’t think that counts as a super power. *cough*

Thanks to everyone who entered, this was quite a challenge! I hope you all try again with Caption Contest 18, coming up later today.

I am pleased to announce that the winner of the very competitive and hard-to-call Caption Contest 16 and a free custom black and white illustration of whatever he likes is ... BiLLYisAkID!

This was a tough call, there were a lot of worthy entries. Some of my other favorites were:

Josh: Get in my Belly!!!
The Doomed Pixel: Leggo my Eggo!
citizensteve: Leeeroyyyyy Jennnkinsss!
Jester: “na-nana nana-nananananananana… BATMAN!”
MLS: KAAAAAAHHHHHHN!
Ballin' Boy: Hey! I wanna talk to you about becoming a Jehovah’s Witness.

Thanks to everyone who entered, and I'll be posting another chance to win in just a few minutes.

I am happy to announce the winner of Caption Contest 15 -- Rick! Here's his entry:

This one was probably a bit borderline in terms of appropriate content for a sitcom, but come on, "Oboy oboy"?! If you don't laugh at that you're dead inside. Rick will get a custom black and white illustration of whatever he likes (within reason).

I appreciated all the creativity that went into the entries, but wanted to single out the following honorable mentions as particularly good:

Girl: Erwin, are you sure the “Blueberry Pie Avenger” is the best super hero theme you can come up with?
Off-panel: These are the ONLY powers the mutant pie gave me!
-- MLS

On screen: Oh god! I put the roast to bed and the baby in the oven!
Off screen: LUCY! You got some ’splainin to do!!!
-- Socrates

Thanks to everyone who entered! I'll be posting Caption Contest 16 in a moment, so stay tuned for your chance to win.